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Pecukonis, Edward – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2020
This article explores the role of profession centrism in shaping interprofessional education. Profession centrism is concerned with how a person is socialized within a health profession and how this process affects their ability to work effectively with others. If social work defines health as an important practice domain, then learning to…
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Barriers
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de Cruz, Nicholas P. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2019
With team-based structures replacing traditional hierarchical systems, the purpose of this paper was to explore the concept of shared leadership and its impact on improving team performance. The five underlying mechanisms that form the components which drive shared leadership, namely (1) trust, (2) empowerment, (3) age and maturity, (4) fair…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Cooperation, Performance Factors, High Achievement
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Madni, Ayesha; Baker, Eva L.; Chow, Kirby A.; Delacruz, Girlie C.; Griffin, Noelle C. – Review of Research in Education, 2015
The focus of this chapter is on the description and assessment of teachers' social psychological factors, using the scientific literature as a base. Research on teachers' social psychological domains has an ultimate goal of populating classrooms with competent people who can model and incite behaviors that assist students in their own learning.…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Social Psychology, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics
Silva, Diane Yendol – 1999
This study describes three cases which illustrate the experiences of three teams of elementary teachers engaged in implementing a new district-developed U.S. History unit. This district-created unit was written by a small group of teachers under the supervision of a district curriculum specialist. Each of the three teams studied varied in their…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Education
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Wolfe, Brent D.; Samdahl, Diane M. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2005
In recent years there has been a growing call for introspective examinations to uncover the unquestioned assumptions that ground our areas of study. In this paper, we reflectively examine one area of leisure studies--challenge (ropes) courses. By revealing the assumptions that shape practice and research in this field, we also reveal hidden biases…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Adventure Education, Leisure Education, Bias